We speak with many scientists who work with filtered water for isolating microbial DNA and RNA. Water samples can be difficult because of their typically low biomass (depending on the water source) and because these samples are often from precious and unique sources.
Why is molecular research on microbes in water difficult?
For some people, getting back [...]

This week we want to discuss a technique that is very common but still causes many people to suffer from separation anxiety.  What could that possibly be? It is cleaning up dirty genomic DNA.
Here’s the scene: You have a precious soil sample collected from the roots of an ancient never-before seen orchid located on a [...]

We know many of our customers like to be selective about their RNA.  That’s because, most of our RNA technical questions involve a desire to retain or exclude certain varieties of RNA.   It’s not always possible to get what you want;  but sometimes by making slight adjustments to the extraction protocol, it is possible to [...]

MO BIO is knee deep in questions about DNA and RNA isolation from stool thanks to some of our recently launched products, the PowerMicrobiome RNA Kit and PowerMag Microbiome RNA/DNA Isolation Kits.  One of the most frequently asked questions is how to store fecal samples for shipping and then storage for further processing.
I consulted with [...]

If you want to isolate microbial DNA from environmental water samples, you need to first separate the microbes from the water.   And since size exclusion filtering is one of the easiest methods to isolate microbes from large volumes of water, this is usually the preferred method.  With this in mind the MO BIO PowerWater DNA [...]

Our team came back from the 4th Annual Argonne Soil Metagenomics Conference held in the Chicago area October 3-5 last week and a hot topic of discussion was filamentous fungi.  Seems that ears were burning all over the cosmos as our technical support lines were also lighting up with questions about recommendations for isolation of [...]

This weeks technical tip is a great question because, as we are all aware, no two environmental samples are ever quite alike. And when working with microbes, they exist anywhere and everywhere, so the substrate often complicates the matter. That’s why choosing a method for DNA isolation can be confusing. Luckily, here at MO [...]

A. Vortex
B. PowerLyzer
C. FastPrep
D. Precellys
E. All of the Above……
The answer is E! MO BIO Kits work with everything!
The tech tip for today is a great question!  Many people ask us about the adaptability of our kits with all the various bead beaters. Everything we make is compatible with any bead beater on the market. Read more…..
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Scientists often come to us with their dirty little DNA problems. [...]

Welcome back readers! After a short break from blogging, we’re back with some new and different ideas to share with you. We’ll start off with a new weekly feature called Tech Tip Thursday (#MBTTT on twitter) where we share some of our customer’s questions and our answers with you. What better way of saving you [...]